Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 205 requires verification of funds.
It's important to know that the reason their family dared to compete with the major families in the capital in terms of wealth was entirely due to the support of a powerful figure behind them.

But what right does that bitch Du Anrao have? Isn't she just taking advantage of Du Desheng and spending his money? All that money should have been theirs!
They are clearly the closest relatives to Du Desheng by blood, yet that old bastard gave the money to outsiders. He deserves to die. Why didn't he die sooner?
Du Anrao turned his head and met Du Tianci's gaze, which was full of anger and resentment. He knew without a doubt what Du Tianci was planning.

In the original story, the grandfather was devastated by the loss of his beloved and lost all will to live, which is why he let you grasshoppers hop around in the fall.

Now the elderly couple is living happily together, enjoying their golden years. We can't let you demons and monsters disturb their peace.

Not to mention, with her still there, if these greedy people were to harm the two elderly people, wouldn't all my previous efforts be in vain?
Listening to his little cousin's mutterings, Jiang Changbin suddenly understood why the old man was so comfortable entrusting so much money to Du Anrao unconditionally.

This old man, who had spent most of his life being schemed against by those around him, was probably encountering for the first time his little cousin, a silly girl who could suppress everything just because she couldn't stand others scheming against and persecuting the two elderly people, and who never asked for anything in return.

But it is precisely because of this that this favoritism is all the more precious.

As Xi Jing listened to the man's indignant mutterings, he couldn't help but chuckle. The Xi family did indeed have plans to expand into City B, and they certainly didn't intend to clash with the local powerful families of City B so soon, but...

Xi Jingyue glanced around as if sensing something, and unsurprisingly met the wary and hostile gazes of many people.

It's not hard to imagine the hardships and difficulties Du Anrao will face in B City and even after he returns home.

Thinking of this, Xi Jingyue paused slightly in his hand.

It seems that it's time for him to have a good talk with his own father and the old man from the Du family. Taking a little bigger steps now wouldn't be a bad thing.

At that time, Du Anrao was unaware that before she even got into any trouble, someone was already secretly planning how to protect her.

With her joining the bidding, the already heated auction became even more chaotic, and the bidding prices, which had slowed down somewhat, surged again as if injected with adrenaline.

"Nine hundred and fifty million."

"Nine hundred and sixty million."

"Nine hundred and seventy million."

"..."

"A billion."

"One billion! One billion!" The other customers, who had already given up bidding, were still somewhat shocked upon hearing this figure, especially...

"It's already reached a billion so quickly! No wonder it's such a coveted prize that several major families are eyeing. It'll be difficult for others to snatch it from the tiger's mouth!"

"I don't think so. Look, they're still following over there, and didn't you see that those guys over here are starting to look uncomfortable and are sweating profusely, while that guy over there seems to be handling it quite well."

"They're still bidding after a billion? How old is this little girl? How could she possibly have that much money? Don't tell me she's just making empty promises. What if she wins the bid but can't pay? That would be incredibly embarrassing."

"You don't know this, but she's someone from that 'master' at No. 9 Jingyu Street. Didn't you hear her bodyguard in black calling her 'Miss'? I saw that bodyguard once when I attended a banquet before. He's Ninth Master's confidant, no doubt about it."

"So, all the money she's spending now is Ninth Master's money?"

"Most likely, didn't you just say so yourself? She's so young, where would she get so much money? It must have been given to her by her family."

“That’s it then. Ninth Master’s family is powerful and influential. Even though the major families are formidable, they still have to give him some face.” Du Tianci was already resentful about Du Anrao’s bid reaching 1 billion. Hearing the people around him discussing this, his anger burned even more fiercely.

Then they shouted, "Eleven billion!"

Du Anrao immediately replied, "1.1 billion ten million."

Suddenly, the taut string in his mind snapped completely. Ignoring the fact that the auction was still ongoing, he stood up, pointed at Du Anrao, and shouted angrily, "Have you made enough trouble?"

Du Anrao: "..."

This person seems to have some serious illness.

Xi Jingyue and the others agreed wholeheartedly. They thought that anyone who dared to cause trouble during an auction at a private auction house must think that the auction house was like their living room, where everything had to be done according to their rules.

"Are you talking to me?"

"Who else could it be but you?" Du Tianci met the scrutinizing gazes coming from all directions, feeling as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, realizing that he might have done something stupid.

But since things had come to this, I could only bite the bullet and continue: "Who bids like you, recklessly and persistently? I suspect you are maliciously bidding to disrupt the bidding order!"

Du Anrao, upon hearing this, reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world: "So you do know what malicious bidding disrupts the bidding order? I thought the rules of this auction were all set by your family. You can bid as you please, but others can't."

"you!"

Du Anrao was too lazy to argue with this idiot, so he turned to the host and asked, "Was there anything I did that didn't comply with your auction house's rules?"

The host was speechless at this little incident in the middle of the auction and answered truthfully: "No. Everything that guest number 18 did was completely legal and compliant."

"Did you hear that? The people at the auction house all said there was nothing wrong with what I did. Some people should stop making a big deal out of nothing and meddling in other people's business."

"Who are you calling..." Before Du Tianci could finish speaking, his older brother, to prevent him from losing face again, pulled him down and said, "Sister, don't misunderstand. Tianci didn't mean that. He was just worried about you."

"Worried about me?" Compared to Du Tianci, Du Anrao was even less willing to talk to this person. Every time he heard him speak, he would get goosebumps all over his body.

"And who is your sister? Sir, when you're out and about, randomly claiming someone as your sister can easily get you beaten up."

Young Master Du's eyes flickered slightly, completely unconcerned by Du Anrao's sarcasm, and he still smiled and said, "Then, Miss Du, does Second Grandfather know that you spent so much of his money on this item?"

"This doesn't seem to be your business, does it? I'm spending my own grandfather's money, do I need to report to outsiders like you?"

"You..." Du Tianci was about to stand up and curse again, but was pressed down by Young Master Du once more.

"Of course not, but if he doesn't know about this, then Miss Du might have a hard time coming up with those billions later, right?"

As if reminded, Du Tianci stood up excitedly, and this time the other person didn't stop him.

“That’s right. If it weren’t for Second Grandfather, how could you have so much money? In order for this auction to proceed smoothly and the transaction to be completed, we require her to have her funds verified!”

(End of this chapter)